Research Findings
A study from Virginia Commonwealth University and Lund University found that women may be more likely than men to inherit PTSD because of genetics.
What Does This Mean?
This discovery may explain why Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is twice as common in women and could lead to more effective prevention or treatment strategies.
Insights From Therapist
Elizabeth Kupferman says we’re behind on women’s research, so she’s excited for more studies to come out so progress can be made, though fears that with studies like this people will say women are weaker “which is absolutely not the case”.
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